Table 4.
Mean (SD) of the percentage signal change for the TW and CW conditions (TW–CW) for each ROI in the left and right hemispheres
| ROI | Condition | Left hemisphere | Right hemisphere |
| Amygdala | TW** | 0.34 (0.69) | 0.16 (0.79) |
| CW | 0.19 (0.71) | 0.10 (0.78) | |
| Orbitofrontal | TW | 0.33 (0.64)** | 0.23 (0.55) |
| CW | 0.24 (0.65) | 0.24 (0.51) | |
| Operculum | TW | 0.28 (0.58)* | 0.18 (0.57) |
| CW | 0.27 (0.55) | 0.17 (0.51) | |
| Insula | TW | 0.04 (0.51) | −0.03 (0.51) |
| CW | 0.05 (0.48) | −0.04 (0.47) | |
| Inferior temporal | TW | 0.19 (0.52)* | −0.01 (0.64) |
| CW | 0.14 (0.49) | −0.06 (0.59) | |
| Premotor | TW | 0.11 (0.58) | 0.17 (0.49) |
| CW | 0.16 (0.63) | 0.14 (0.46) | |
| SMA | TW | −0.08 (0.83) | −0.03 (0.77) |
| CW | −0.09 (0.78) | −0.06 (0.71) | |
| BA44 | TW | 0.36 (0.46)* | 0.18 (0.61) |
| CW | 0.32 (0.46) | 0.18 (0.55) | |
| BA45 | TW | 0.39 (0.55)* | 0.20 (0.63) |
| CW | 0.36 (0.54) | 0.22 (0.56) | |
| BA47 | TW* | 0.31 (0.65) | 0.19 (0.47) |
| CW | 0.25 (0.64) | 0.14 (0.47) |
Note: The location of the signs provides information about the higher intensity in the direction of the differences. TW: taste word condition; CW: control word condition; BA: Brodmann's area; SMA: supplementary motor area.
*significant condition/lateralization effect at P < 0.05; **significant condition/lateralization effect P < 0.005; */* significant interaction effect P < 0.05.